Two wrestlers fight during an amateur wrestling match inside a makeshift ring built on a road junction in Kolkata on Tuesday, November 14, 2012.

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Wrestling matches are organised by local residents as part of the celebrations for the annual Hindu festival of Diwali.

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Spectators watch an outdoor local wrestling competition in Kolkata.

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The competition was organised as part of celebrations marking Diwali, which marks the victory of good over evil and commemorates the time when Hindu God Lord Rama achieved victory over Ravana and returned to his kingdom Ayodhya after 14 years in exile.

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Participants tussle during a local outdoor wrestling competition in Kolkata.

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Indian men participate in a friendly wrestling competition on a make-shift ring at the juction of a busy road organised as a part of Diwali festivities in Kolkata.

Two wrestlers fight during an amateur wrestling match inside a makeshift ring built on a road junction in Kolkata on Tuesday, November 14, 2012.

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The competition was organised as part of celebrations marking Diwali, which marks the victory of good over evil and commemorates the time when Hindu God Lord Rama achieved victory over Ravana and returned to his kingdom Ayodhya after 14 years in exile.

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Indian men participate in a friendly wrestling competition on a make-shift ring at the juction of a busy road organised as a part of Diwali festivities in Kolkata.